Brief Life History of William T.
When William T. Griffin was born on 27 March 1812, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States, his father, Jonathan Elisha Griffin Sr, was 35 and his mother, Rachel Sharp, was 25. He married Elizabeth M. Rodgers in 1838, in Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 13 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Marion Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 4 November 1889, in Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Edmond Township, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (25)
- William Griffin, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Griffin, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- William T Griffin, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1812–1889 Male
1818–1903 Female
Children (15)
1839–1880 Male
1840–1891 Male
1842–1862 Male
1843–1864 Male
1845–1925 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1777–1857 Male
1787–1870 Female
Siblings (9)
1802– Female
1808– Male
1810–1904 Female
1812–1889 Male
1813–1888 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 7
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 12
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 24
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Gruffin, Griffin, a pet form of Middle Welsh Gruffudd. In the Welsh border counties this name was introduced directly from Welsh, and in the eastern counties of England by Bretons from France who came over with the Norman conquest.
Irish: Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Gríobhtha ‘descendant of Gríobhtha’, a personal name from gríobh ‘gryphon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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